Challenges of technical and vocational education and training and educational stakeholders in the Volta Region of Ghana

The purpose of this paper was to find out the attitude of educational stakeholders towards challenges confronting technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the Volta Region of Ghana. The qualitative research method with questionnaire and interview guide helped to examine: the nature and scope of TVET in Ghana; the roles TVET plays in creating jobs for unemployed Ghanaians and to minimize poverty; and the challenges of TVET in Ghana. The stratified random sampling method was used in sampling out the various subjects. These comprised stakeholders such as parents, teachers, employers, government and private institutional heads, alumna, and students of second cycle institutions. These groups were chosen because they would provide relevant information needed for this paper.

TVET in the Volta Region of Ghana faces a lot of challenges. This paper revealed that technical and vocational institutions in Ghana are inadequate considering the number of junior high school graduates in the system. This has resulted in large class sizes in the few existing institutions. The large class sizes do not match with the supply and provision of training resources. This does not allow the instructor to attract and sustain the attention of all students during demonstration lessons. Also, the infrastructure and training facilities of the institutions are in deplorable states resulting in outdated training content. This paper recommended the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders in charge of TVET to formulate policies that will make TVET meet international standards so that graduates of TVET also meet the demands of an international labour market.

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